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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-26 / P2V / P-2 Neptune
    Latest Model:P-2E Neptune
    Last Military Serial:128422 USN
    Construction Number:426-5269
    Last Civil Registration:N1386C
    Compressed ID:Lockheed P-2E sn 128422 USN cn 426-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Neptune Aviation Services Inc, Missoula, MT

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a P2V-5F.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 128422 and operated with these markings: 7R-214.

    Redesignated as P-2E.

    To Consolidated Aeronautical Corp.

    March 1982

    To Black Hills Aviation, Alamogordo, NM.

    1992


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Neptune Bu128422 with hand-painted registration N1386C was one of four stored at Alamagordo in 1992

    13 September 1993

    To Neptune Aviation Services Inc, Missoula, MT with new c/r N1386C.

    Based at Neptune Aviation, Missoula International Airport, Missoula, MT.
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    27 August 1999

    To Neptune Inc, Alamogordo, NM keeping c/r N1386C.

    6 May 2003


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Missoula.

    17 June 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX1386C (P2V-5, 128422) issued.

    30 June 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR1386C (P2V-5, 128422) issued.

    Operated as fire service #44 with markings: My Friend April

    Crashed.
    Overran the runway at the Colorado Airport.

    By 26 June 2010

    To unknown owner with c/r N1386C.

    26 June 2010

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) Broomfield, CO, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The airplane was returning from a retardant drop on a forest fire when the crew noted that the airplaneaCOs main hydraulic system had failed. They configured the airplane using the emergency systems and declared an emergency. After landing on the runway, the pilot elected to exit the runway using the high-speed taxiway that went to the tanker base ramp...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 26 June 2010

    To Neptune Aviation Services with new c/r N1386C.
    Operated for U.S. Forest Service.

    26 June 2010

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. There were 6,610 hours on the airframe at the time. It was a local fire fighting flight from Broomfield-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, CO (BJC/KBJC), United States of America. The accident occurred at Broomfield-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, CO (BJC) (United States of America) while taxiing.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    4 February 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX1386C (P2V-5, 128422) issued.

    6 April 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX1386C (P2V-5, 128422) issued.

    7 November 2017

    To Neptune Aviation Services Inc, Missoula, MT keeping c/r N1386C.


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    Credits
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    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Aviation Safety Network
    California News Feed
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Ruud Leeuw.com by Ruud Leeuw

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger

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